Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals and outpatient facilities and behavioral health care facilities.
As of February 26, 2025, the company owned and/or operated 359 inpatient facilities and 60 outpatient and other facilities, including the following, located in 39 states, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico:
Acute care facilities located in the U.S.: 28 inpatient acute care hospitals; 33 free-standing emergency depa...
Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals and outpatient facilities and behavioral health care facilities.
As of February 26, 2025, the company owned and/or operated 359 inpatient facilities and 60 outpatient and other facilities, including the following, located in 39 states, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico:
Acute care facilities located in the U.S.: 28 inpatient acute care hospitals; 33 free-standing emergency departments; and 10 outpatient centers, and 1 surgical hospital.
Behavioral health care facilities (331 inpatient facilities and 16 outpatient facilities):
Located in the U.S.: 181 inpatient behavioral health care facilities, and 14 outpatient behavioral health care facilities.
Located in the U.K.: 147 inpatient behavioral health care facilities, and 2 outpatient behavioral health care facilities.
Located in Puerto Rico: 3 inpatient behavioral health care facilities.
Net revenues from the company’s acute care hospitals, outpatient facilities, and commercial health insurer accounted for 56% of its consolidated net revenues during 2024. Net revenues from the company’s behavioral health care facilities, and commercial health insurer accounted for 44% of its consolidated net revenues during 2024.
Services provided by the company’s hospitals include general and specialty surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic care, coronary care, pediatric services, pharmacy services, and/or behavioral health services. The company provides capital resources, as well as a variety of management services to its facilities, including central purchasing, information services, finance and control systems, facilities planning, physician recruitment services, administrative personnel management, marketing, and public relations.
Business Strategy
The company’s strategies are to expand its base of operations by acquiring, constructing, or leasing additional hospital facilities, and to emphasize the expansion of outpatient services, and innovation in the company’s response to the rapid changes in regulatory trends, and market conditions.
Regulation
All of the company’s eligible hospitals have been accredited by The Joint Commission. All of the company’s acute care hospitals, and most of its behavioral health centers in the U.S. are certified as providers of Medicare and Medicaid services by the appropriate governmental authorities.
The company is in material compliance with the privacy regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (‘HIPAA’), as it continues to develop training, and revise procedures to address ongoing compliance.
All of the company’s hospitals are subject to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (‘EMTALA’).
History
Universal Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1978. The company was incorporated in 1979.